My Self Reliance
Log Cabin Building, Bushcraft, Survival Skills, Cooking, Canadian Wilderness, Off Grid Living, Homesteading
Hi, I'm Shawn James. I am a passionate outdoorsman living the life of my dreams in a log cabin that I built by myself in the Canadian wilderness. Join me and my golden retriever, Cali and listen to the sounds of the forest in this relaxing wilderness setting. I prefer to keep my talking to a minimum and let the natural sounds of nature make you feel as though you are there with me.
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My Self Reliance/Shawn James
200 Manitoba St., Unit 3, Suite 415
Bracebridge, ON P1L 2E2
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Off-Grid Log Cabin Makeover: Stone Veneer, Eavestrough, Landscaping & Campfire Cooking

Solo Black Bear Catch and Cook at a Log Cabin in the Canadian Wilderness

Stone Masonry on my Outdoor Kitchen and Off Grid Log Cabin

Transforming my Vegetable Garden into an Organic Perennial Back to Eden Fruit Orchard

Solo Camping on an Island, Venison on an Open Fire, Fly Fishing and Canoeing

Screening my Outdoor Kitchen (just in time) | Cooking Prime Rib and Steaks on a Woodstove

It's all about a Dog | Learning to Fly Fish with my Golden Retriever, Brook Trout in the Wilderness

Making Maple Syrup, Canoeing in the Snow | T-Bone Steak with Maple Blueberries, Outdoor Kitchen Prep

What Happened to My Self Reliance?

Happy New Year | My Plans for 2025

Leatherworking in my off grid Workshop on Cold Winter Days at the Cabin

Making a Rustic Maple Mirror for my Off Grid Log Cabin

I Was Born an Old Man | 1st Snow of the Season | My Daughter's Boyfriend's 1st Deer Hunt

Tour of my Old Fashioned, Off-grid Wood Shop & Building a Timber Frame Maple Sugar Shack

My Next Project Begins | Successful Bow Hunt, Milling Oak Boards and Pine Timbers

A Traditional Life | Completing the Off Grid Workshop Build

Off Grid Workshop Build - Cedar Roof, Woodstove Install, 1st Fires of the Season, Bull Moose Harvest

Installing a New Wood Stove in my Off Grid Wood Carving and Archery Workshop

Building an Off Grid Timber Framed Handtool Workshop - Cedar shingle siding, Dutch door, Front porch

Re-Building my Off Grid Workshop | Why So Few Videos on My Self Reliance?

Welcome to the Cabin?!! | Six Families, Three Homesteads

Making an Archery Target and Setting Up a Practice Range at my Off Grid Bushcraft Camp

Building a Firewood Storage Shed, Making Lumber with my Bandsaw Mill

How to Preserve Wood with Fire

What Now?!

4 Year Garden Evolution | How to Start a Garden from Scratch on a Budget

Hand-Built Stone Chicken Coop: Ultimate DIY Project for My Permaculture Homestead | Start to Finish

Pruning Fruit Trees in my Organic Orchard on the Summer Solstice | Food Forest Tour

Hand Splitting Stone and Making Charcoal Biochar for my Off Grid Homestead

Barred Owl Feeding Owlets at the Nest for a Full Month